Um die Rochsburg

Um die Rochsburg is a nature reserve in , , . Um die Rochsburg is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany
  • Also known as: “Naturschutzgebiet Um die Rochsburg” and “NSG Um die Rochsburg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rochsburg Castle and Rochsburg Castle Museum.

Castle
Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, which was probably built in the late 12th century, stands on a rock spur, surrounded on three sides by the Zwickau Mulde river, above the eponymous town quarter in in Saxony.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penig and Lunzenau.

Town
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the district of , in the Free State of Saxony, . It is situated on the river , 19 km northwest of .

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the district of , in , . It is situated on the river , 16 km west of , and 18 km northwest of .

Hamlet
Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0.
is a former company settlement in the German state of and a district of the town of . A small village of 79 residents, it is known merely for its name, the German word for , which was given to it in the 19th century.

Um die Rochsburg

Latitude
50.9393° or 50° 56′ 21″ north
Longitude
12.7544° or 12° 45′ 16″ east
Inception
March 30th, 1961
Open location code
9F2JWQQ3+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 479211986
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q28600047
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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Um die Rochsburg” goes by many names.

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